"Rise" is a song by the American rock band Something Clever. The song serves as the second single from their debut studio album, Season of Light. "Rise" was independently released on January 9, 2017, and re-released as a single in February 2019 via Bunker Hill Records. The song was featured on the band's EP.
Rise was written in 2016 during the recording sessions for the band's debut album, Season of Light, which was released independently on March 10, 2017. The song was produced, engineered, mixed, mastered, and recorded by Joe Potts in collaboration with the band members themselves at JP Audio Labs in Colfax, North Carolina. It was released as the album's second single on January 9, 2017.
Two years later, "Rise" was re-recorded with new bassist Lawrence "Lo" West and re-released on February 1, 2019, as part of the band's EP ' after signing a record deal with Bunker Hill Records. The band released an official music video for the song that premiered on February 13, 2019.
The song gained additional exposure through its inclusion in various media. It was featured in promotional material for Dragon Ball Super on Crunchyroll, a commercial for Nickelodeon's Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and promotional campaigns for television series including The Equalizer, Black Ink Crew, Becoming, and Forged in Fire. Additionally, "Rise" was used in the PlayStation video game Armored Warfare: Global Assault.